How To Activate Your Inner Eye And All Of Its Superpowers
The Yoruba people of Nigeria believe our physical eye is divided into an outer and an inner eye. The outer eye is our conscious eye, used for seeing.
The “Ojú Inú,” the inner eye, is our subconscious eye. This eye holds our ancestral memories, intuitions, dreams, and spiritual energy.
Part of Yoruba spirituality is honoring “àse,” the energetic life force that flows through everything.
While both our outer and inner eyes are needed to see the àse within others, ultimately, our inner eye can sense someone’s energetic essence. As the saying goes, “Our eyes are the windows to our souls.”
Our inner eye invites spiritual transformation. When used correctly, it is a site for healing and heightened intuition.
We can activate our inner eye through meditation, breath work, movement, and regulating our sleep cycles. Our inner eye is directly tied to our dreamspace.
Our dreamspace is one place where anti-Blackness can’t reach us. Dreamspace is where we close our outer eye, lean into the magic of our inner eye, and dream of Black liberation.
Any time we choose to rest, we’re activating our inner eye and recharging our resistance.